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yo·him·be | \ yō-ˈhim-bā 
, yə-, -bē \
, yə-, -bē \Definition of yohimbe
: a tropical African tree (Pausinystalia yohimbe synonym Corynanthe yohimbe) of the madder family whose bark yields yohimbine also : a preparation of the bark that is used especially as an aphrodisiac
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yohimbe
nounyo·him·be | \ yō-ˈhim-bā , yə- , -bē \
, yə- , -bē \Medical Definition of yohimbe
: a tropical African tree (Pausinystalia yohimbe synonym Corynanthe yohimbe) of the madder family whose bark yields the alkaloid yohimbine also : a preparation of the bark that is used especially as an aphrodisiac
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The first known use of yohimbe was in 1897
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